Serial burglar ditched ankle monitor on Chicago expressway, then committed more burglaries, prosecutors say

CHICAGO — A 3-time convicted burglar is accused of slicing off his digital monitoring bracelet, which authorities discovered mendacity on the Dan Ryan Expressway, and happening the lam for months.

Chicago police lastly caught up with 64-year-old Jose Flores after a enterprise proprietor who acknowledged him close to the Howard CTA station battered him and held him till legislation enforcement arrived.

Flores, convicted of housebreaking in 1993, 1995, and 2016, was arrested in Could 2023 after Chicago cops allegedly noticed him strolling close to the 4800 block of West Diversey at 12:30 a.m. with a money register drawer.

He dropped the drawer and tried to flee on a motorcycle when he noticed the cops coming for him, a CPD report stated. The cops additionally situated a close-by enterprise that had its entrance window shattered by a rock, in response to the report.

Prosecutors charged Flores with burglarizing that enterprise and one other one. Then, he went dwelling on digital monitoring.

However on January 9, the Cook dinner County Sheriff’s Workplace obtained a “tamper alert” from Flores’ ankle monitor, a courtroom criticism stated. Investigators, utilizing the system’s GPS sign, discovered it on the Dan Ryan, in response to the criticism.

Flores was on the run till a person who owns a gyro stand close to the Howard CTA station acknowledged him within the neighborhood final Saturday, August 17.

In response to police, the restaurant proprietor had a video of Flores burglarizing his retailer. The person forcibly detained Flores exterior, prompting passersby to name 911, believing Flores was below assault.